Little Shabby Shanti-Lillie..... I'm happy with the look of the sponge paint job.

      See how the colors show through.  Her white underneath (the petticoat), the coral being the next layer and the bubblegum pink her to layer of lace.   See how it blends with her OLD paint under the turquoise strie.
   The J-rail all around was not intended to be painted.  I plan to remove it this fall or spring... clean it up (remove layers of paint) re-butyl seal and re-install it back on.   Or I could just buy new J-rail and install instead.   We shall see.   I'm in no rush.
   She is going to her first "Showmeoff" this Sunday.  We will be in Richland, Wash. at a Hogs Wash inton BBQ and Show.  It's for all vehicles with wheels.  There will be vintage trailers, vintage cars and I think new & vintage moterbikes and Harleys.   Some of our Tin Can Tourist bunch are going to be there.  We are looking forward to it.
   I sat down one evening afterwork to sand the rust off the door stop before I painted it.  I used a sand cloth, it's like screen with grit added to it.   I then eyeballed the trailer baby moon hubcaps which were totally covered with rust.   I thought "what the hell" and began sanding the rust.   I was amazed.  It removed the rust and the chrome shows through.

   See the hub on the left.... that is how both of them looked.  The hub on the right has had some sanding...

I found out later that soaking them in viniger water for a few days would have disolved much of the rust off and I would have avoided the little scratches on the chrome.  Oh. well.   I'm going to still try and polish them ups a bit.

     I also have a C-rail above the front window.  The C-rail is for an awning.  I already have a window shade over the front window which protects it from rock chips.   I would like to add an awning to the side of the trailer over the door.  I thought of just moving the C-rail from over the window and install it above the door, but I've had suggestions of just purchasing new Longer piece of C-rail and installing.  I think I will do this.  And then I could make a smaller awning to install above the window that would used the window shade for support just for color.

   The little loopy thingy is an awninch support I think.  I don't know if I will utilize these in the new awnings or not...
    I've got some work tomorrow to make her ready for her styling debut on Sunday... Lace - check, vintage table cloth-check, vintage ice chest - check, chandelier - check.  

Stage one painting.... Done.

Ended up sponge painting the bublegum pink over the coral.  The door is striped.

I'm thinking of leaving the top unpainted any further.  It has aluminum showing and spots of paint... kinda Shabby.   I have the Aloha decal for above the back window and I think I will put in on her even though she's got no new upper paint.   Her name is Shanti-Lillie and she is shanty shabby chic. 

Today... I started painting the Aloha.   I paper & taped her stripe off this morning... chose my colors and went to Ace to pick up some paint.   I chose a Semi-Gloss indoor/outdoor paint that works on aluminum siding.  I chose the color Autumn Reverie which is a salmonie pink.  

 When I came home I set my materials up and sponged on the paint on the bottom half of the trailer only.  I painted the lower half of the door and the storage door a solid Autumn Reverie.  I even Painted the lower half of the Propane tanks.

   After a while I began removing the tape and paper and was dissappointed... the Reverie goes good with the front of the trailer colors, but the pink under the stripe is too pink... the salmon pink looks off.
   So I chose a Flamingo-ie pink and headed back down to Ace.... it was just turnin 6 pm and they were closed.  Bummer.  I will head down there tomorrow morning to get more paint.   I came home and paper & taped off the trailer again and since I will be only sponging over the salmon paint I will create a two tone look.   I also decided to tape off the solid doors into stripes just for fun.  The Propane bottles will also be striped lower.  
   I hesitate to completely paint the the entire tank, I've heard that they won't fill the bottles if they are painted.  One has a couple of labels on it but the other, I think older bottle, doesn't.  I'm gonna check with Bleyhls this week.
    Here are some pics of the Work in Progress....

 I went to the Yakima Valley Jr. Fair in Grandview today... I heard there would be some "Sisters" there.  I didn't find the sisters, but I did find a Vintage Horse Trailer being used as a Food Booth.

I talked to the owner and she says they've been hauling their food appliances for quite a few years, unloading and loading at each function.  Then they decided to just arrange it and use the trailer as part of their booth.   Like so many Vintage Travel Trailer's being converted into food booths, I thought this was a great idea.  You basically don't have to gut it as there is no fixtures in it to begin with.

New paint on her bumper...

New paint on her tongue....

New paint on her icebox door....
From brown to off white.   It will get some kind of silhouette design on it too.

Found a C-rail over her front window.  She has a window shade that protects the front window while traveling, but over that is a C-rail that is made for an awning.  I plan to move it to the doorside over the door and making her an awning.

I've not gotten a chance to work much with her or clean her up lately... weekends get busy.  I do think I may have to strip the paint before I repaint her.  I'm only going to sponge paint her salmon and white... and hope to just be able to lightly sand her before she gets her paint. 

Here's a pic of her inside bed & bunk on our first camping trip.  My little grandson wouldn't show his face for the picture.... little stinker.

Gotta Love him.